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1.
highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc.
adverb
2.
in a state of eager desire; excitedly.
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Agog
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Origin:
1535–45; variant of on gog (in phrase set on gog rouse, stir up) < Middle French en gogues; see à gogo
1535–45; variant of on gog (in phrase set on gog rouse, stir up) < Middle French en gogues; see à gogo
Synonyms
1. awestruck, enthralled.
1. awestruck, enthralled.
Example Sentences
- Clouzot depicted the strict boys' school where both women were teachers as quietly agog over such hints of scandal.
- And he himself is agog at the sight of such technological marvels as escalators.
- Agog at what she saw, she was the viewer's ideal guide.
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-agog
variant of -agogue.
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | agog |
| Part of Speech: | adv |
| Definition: | full of excitement or interest; eager, keen |
| Etymology: | Old French en gogues 'in mirth' |
| Usage: | used with on, upon, for, with, about |
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Word Origin & History
agog
"in a state of desire; in a state of imagination; heated with the notion of some enjoyment; longing" [Johnson], c.1400, from O.Fr. en gogues "in jest, good humor, joyfulness," from gogue "fun," of unknown origin.
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